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Pacho Ramos posted on Sat, 19 Sep 2015 12:08:21 +0200 as excerpted: |
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> Currently, [when a slot changes] we can see how most of us try to go as |
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> quick as possible to fix the dependencies retroactively setting the |
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> proper slot but this relies on dynamic-deps, if this feature gets |
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> disabled, we will need to make revbumps for all of them and people will |
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> need to rebuild all the reverse deps. [...] |
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> On the other hand, if we start always setting the available slots that |
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> we know to work, we can avoid this issue, and this is also completely |
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> future proof becase I don't think we can assume that package B will |
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> always work with the latest available SLOT package A can have in the |
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> future. |
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SGTM. =:^) |
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Even for packages in the default slot-0 that should work, and it'll make |
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the introduction of a new version much easier. =:^) |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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